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How literature boosts my male students’ emotional literacy
Teenagers’ increasing awareness of emotional literacy can be expressed through discussion of classic novels, says this Scotland-based teacher of English
General
13 January 2023
Whatever happened to ‘lead teachers’?
The idea of ‘lead teachers’ is promising but there is little sign of the plan coming to fruition, says Gordon Cairns
General
16 November 2021
Why online parents’ evenings could stay after Covid
Initial reservations about virtual parents’ evenings have receded over the course of the pandemic, says Gordon Cairns
General
18 October 2021
Why we should remove sexist texts from reading lists
We must consider authors’ problematic views on women when choosing which books students study, says Gordon Cairns
General
28 April 2021
How Covid could help us to tackle child obesity
Covid creates the conditions for councils to restrict students’ access to fast food, says teacher Gordon Cairns
General
3 April 2021
Catch-up: should we just start the year all over again?
Myriad inequalities would be removed by simply repeating the school year, argues Gordon Cairns
2 March 2021
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